Cross Browser Extensions
FOSDEM 2019
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Hi, I am Trishul
WHAT
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One size fits All
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WHY?
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bcoz JAVASCRIPT
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What can an extension do?
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Help you with grammar!
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Block Ads / Trackers
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Secure Browsing
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Containers
Better newtab experience
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Manage Passwords
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Anything you want!!!
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HOW?
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Structure of an extension
Manifest.json
Content Scripts
Background Scripts
Page action
Browser action
Options page
Web accessible resources
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Content Scripts
javascript that executes once the page load is complete
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Background Scripts
Javascript that executes in background :P
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Page Action
Browser Action
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Options Page
A HTML page which helps to set extension's preferences
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Webextension APIs
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Notifications API
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BrowserAction API
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Tabs API
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NewTab API
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webRequest API
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mdn.io/WebExtensions/API
Lets get started
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LINK PAINTER
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WORD COUNTER
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SECURITY
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DEBUGGING
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about:debugging
Load temporary addon
Select manifest.json
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chrome://extensions
Load Unpacked
Select extension Folder
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TOOLS
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webextensions.tech
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WEB-EXT
A command line tool designed to speed up extension development process
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http://bit.ly/publishAddon
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Resources
- http://bit.ly/webextensions
- http://bit.ly/webexttutorials
- http://bit.ly/web-ext
- http://bit.ly/publishAddon
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